condensed

/kənˈdenst/ (bre, ipa) · /kənˈdenst/ (ame, ipa) · /kən-ˈden(t)st/ (ame, mw)

condensed — 形容詞

  • condensedpositive
  • more condensedcomparative
  • most condensedsuperlative

1. describes a liquid food, usually milk or soup, that has had most of its water ta

1.形容詞B2
釋義

濃縮的

去除部分水分後變濃稠的（液體）

describes a liquid food, usually milk or soup, that has had most of its water taken out so it becomes thick and sweet or strongly flavoured.

例句

Talia stirred two spoonfuls of condensed milk into her morning coffee.

Talia 在她的早晨咖啡裡攪入兩匙煉乳。

collocation: condensed milk

The recipe asks for one tin of condensed tomato soup and a cup of cream.

這道食譜需要一罐濃縮番茄湯和一杯鮮奶油。

collocation: condensed soup

同義詞
  • evaporated

    evaporated milk has water removed but no added sugar; condensed milk is usually sweetened

  • concentrated

    broader term for any liquid with water removed, including juice and cleaners

  • thickened

    describes the texture but doesn't imply water was specifically removed

反義詞
  • diluted

    extra water has been added rather than taken out

  • fresh

    for milk specifically, untreated and full of water

文法句型

condensed + noun (food/liquid)

用法筆記

Almost always sits directly before a food noun (milk, soup, broth, cream). Rarely used as a predicative adjective on its own; cooks say 'the milk is condensed' only when contrasting with fresh milk.

常見錯誤

❌I bought a tin of condense milk.
✅I bought a tin of condensed milk.
💡keep the -ed; 'condense' is the verb form.
❌The soup tastes very condensed.
✅The soup tastes very concentrated.
💡for general thickness of flavour, use 'concentrated'; 'condensed' usually labels the product itself.

2. if a text, story, or piece of information is condensed, it has been cut down so

2.形容詞B2
釋義

精簡的；節錄

把文字內容大幅縮短後的版本

if a text, story, or piece of information is condensed, it has been cut down so the same main ideas are presented in far fewer words.

例句

Mayumi gave the board a condensed version of the report that fit on one page.

Mayumi 給董事會一份精簡版的報告，剛好一頁。

collocation: condensed version

The library only had a condensed edition of War and Peace, missing about half the original chapters.

圖書館只有節錄版的《戰爭與和平》，少了大約一半的章節。

collocation: condensed edition

同義詞
  • abridged

    specifically used for books or recordings cut down for length

  • shortened

    general everyday word for any reduction in length

  • summarised

    implies the main points have been picked out and rewritten, not just trimmed

反義詞
  • unabridged

    the full original text with nothing cut

  • expanded

    extra material has been added rather than removed

文法句型

condensed + noun (version/edition/account)

be condensed (into / from)

用法筆記

Distinguish from sense 1: this sense always describes information or writing, never a liquid. The most frequent partner nouns are 'version', 'edition', 'summary', 'account', and 'history'.

常見錯誤

❌I read the condensed of the novel.
✅I read the condensed version of the novel.
💡'condensed' is an adjective and needs a noun like 'version' or 'edition' after it.
❌Please give me a condensed about the meeting.
✅Please give me a condensed summary of the meeting.
💡pair with a content noun, not a preposition phrase alone.

3. if a gas or vapour is condensed, it has cooled and changed into liquid form (or

3.形容詞C1
釋義

凝結的

氣體冷卻後變為液體或固體的

if a gas or vapour is condensed, it has cooled and changed into liquid form (or sometimes solid), the way steam turns to water on a cold window.

例句

By morning the warm bathroom air had cooled, and condensed water was running down the mirror.

到了早上，浴室裡溫暖的空氣已經變涼，凝結的水珠順著鏡面流下。

collocation: condensed water

Joon watched as steam from the kettle was condensed into droplets on the cold metal lid.

Joon 看著水壺冒出的蒸氣在冰涼的金屬蓋上凝結成水滴。

passive: be condensed into [liquid]

同義詞
  • liquefied

    stronger and more technical; emphasises the change of state into liquid form

  • precipitated

    in chemistry, when a substance separates out from a solution or vapour

反義詞
  • evaporated

    the opposite change: liquid turning into gas

  • vaporised

    more technical antonym, often used for fuels or chemicals

文法句型

be condensed (into / on)

condensed + noun (vapour/water)

用法筆記

Most common in science writing and technical descriptions. Often appears in passive constructions ('is condensed into', 'has condensed from'); the agent is usually a temperature drop or a cold surface, not a person.

常見錯誤

❌The window has condensed water.
✅The window has condensation on it.
💡for the droplets themselves, the noun 'condensation' is more natural than 'condensed water'.
❌The steam was condensed by Joon.
✅Joon condensed the steam by cooling the lid.
💡when a person does it, prefer the active form; the passive sounds odd with a human agent.